Information-dispensing set



May 12, 1925.

K. G. KARSTEN INFORMATION DISPENSING SET Original Filed Feb. 19

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UNITED STATES KARL e. mns'rnn, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

INFORMATION-DISPENSING SET.

Application fuea February 19, 1920, serieu No. 359,914. Renewed october 22, 1921i.'V

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, KARL Gr. KARsTnN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Information-Dispensing Sets, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to an article of commerce designed to constitute one set of a see ries of such sets for use in a method of distributing and recording information, such as new items or the information which is usually supplied by clipping bureaus and the like. f

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a conveniently handled instrumentality for supplying information in such a way that there will be vfeatured a service which may be regarded as the equivalent of a daily newspaper' or bulletin service on sheets hereinafter identified as master sheets, and coacting therewith a permanent record of the information in forms available to constitute part of a card-index system and identified hereinafter as cards.

The invention contemplates the coactive operation of the two sets of writings with each set designed to fulfill a peculiar requirement of the service supplied and coacting to complete all requisites ofthe service.

Still another' object of the invention, incidental to the general desideratum to provide efficiency in handling and distributing the information, is to provide the card feature in a set comprising a plurality of similar cards differing from each other in the positioning of a permanently displayed subtitle wlthin range of the card iilers vision and with the sub-title printed in some distinctive type or contrasting colored ink differing from the other matter duplicated on the body of the several cards in the initial printing of the cards.

Still another object of the invention in connection with the master sheet, daily digest or newspaper sheetl is to provide a character of sheet in which the type is open so as to be readily read and which sheet can be assembled in a suitable carrier with other similar sheets for circulation about an ofiice or plant and then destroyed if desired.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will be in part obvious from an inspection of the accompanying drawformation and other ings and in part will 1n the `following particular description of one `form of card system embodying my invention, and the invention also consists in set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings There `is illustrated largely in diagrammatic form one set of the parts which go to make up the article constituting the subject matter of this application and which is dep be more fully set .forthr signed to represent a plurality `of such sets v differing from eachother in the subject matter of the text on the different sets-.and in the number of cards which"constitute lfeature of the disclosure.

In the drawings: j

Figure 1 is a face view of one ofthe temporary elements of fied vas the master sheet or daily digest sheet. Figures 2, `8 land'iare face views of the card elements of the organization allof the cards being identical in their original printing except for the sub-titles; Figures 2 and 3 illustrating different sub-titles and Figure 4e illustrating the duplication of a main title and its utilization as a sub-title'.`

In the following description and in the claims, parts will be identified by specific' the card the set previously identinames for convenience of expression but they are intended to be as generic in their application to similar parts as the art will permit.

In the drawings and master sheet, shown in Figure 1, there is disclosed a'relatively vlarge sheet 10, provided along one edge with assembling apertures, 11 for assembling the sheets in a temporary binder or suitable carryingor filing device.

These sheets are originally providedv with certain printed matter thereon, such as a heading 12, a designation of office routing 13, and a librarian notice 14, anda heading 15 of subjects covered. The major portion referring first to the of the sheet is blank,and this blank space is designed to be printed or typed with the indata which'it is desired to place on the different master sheets.` It will be understood that one master sheetis prepared and duplicatedv so that each subscriber gets one or more of these sheets. j

The completed sheet when prepared ready for distribution includes the textv 16 which it is desired to distributeand file, together with rio a main classification title 17. In one commercial form of this device, the main classilisation title is the name of the author of the y news or information, the magazine oi' other Y assistance in indicating to Y 10 Y andthe .different parts are ranged `to' take advantage ofthe usualy printsourcefro-m which tlie'text is-takenzand-:aJ general classiicationr title, such as a brief heading of the article covered the text.

Under the heading of subjects covered are listed certain shortsub-titles 18 which are of the classifier the proper'routing of the daily sheets through the office orplant'of the subscriber.`

It is understood that thismaster sheet is ynot intended for lpermanent record and is i run Off by the printer or typewriter usually on a cheap grade of paper and is intended to be thrown away when ithas completed its route through the oice. 'Asthis sheet is designed for readyfand rapid reading, thejtype used is relatively large and the paragraphs and sentences are well spaced otherwise aras to A'form duplicates of each other.,l In

V played notice iinpellinlr y been lfound that very small type whicl .textual matter 16 upon the' master sheets.

other. words, thek thre'e'cards shown in the drawings. are struolrofl' at the same time and as many duplicates are printed -as'there .are card indexes tobe supplied.'

The cards include a paragraph usually in lis la duplicate of the The' cards differ :from eachother in the inclusion of `one of the sub-titles 18 which isA displayed in key position at the .upper edge of the cards to constitute a inaiirtitle for the card-and which title-is designated by the reference character 2O on the `cards shown in -Figures 2, 3 and 4, one card for digest sheet.l

The eiliciency of the librarian -in filing these cards is very much enh-anced'by making the sub-titles with a prominently disg writing. This writing'is most readily'provided by making the sub-titles in an ink differing in color from the ink on the body of the cards. It has the of themard in black ink and the y printing or typingof Athe sub-title in red ink has proven highly each of the sub-titles listed on the daily 'll the sub-title is to permit the inserl 'tain Writing thereon, of the writing on every other card, said printing or the writing'v satisfactory. It will be. DQ I ticed in referring to Figures 2 and' that l i they have different sub-titles but in Figure the same yas the originally printed'main title except that 'it is in colored ink as previously described.

'-Vhile -Ihave shown and described,` and have pointed out in thel annexed claims, certain novel features of my invention, lit will be understood that 'various omissions, substitutions and changes inthe form and detailsA ofthe card system illustrated and in its 'operation-may be made by those kskilled in the art without departing from the spirit o'f the i-nvention.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim:

l. Anarticle to be used in a method of distributing and filing information, includaol ing a temporary sheet or newspaper constituting a daily digest sheet'designedto be thrown away when read, said sheet provided with a writingthereon vand which writing includes atext of theinforniation distributed, a main classificationtitle and la plurality of sub-titles, a plurality of permanent cards, one for each subtitle on .the daily digest sheet, each cardl having cerbeing each a duplicate writingszincluding the text' of theinforniation 'on the daily digest sheet together vwith the main classification title, and'which cards differ from each other in that each ycard'has prominently displayed alongtheupper edge thereof the text of. one of the sub-.titlesfon the dailydigest sheet, said .cardsand sheet adapted to be assembled `for mailing `as 'a unit.

2. Anfarticleytobe used in a methodof distributing and 'filing information, including a temporary sheet, said sheet providedwith a writing thereon *and which writing uted,-and a plurality of titles, a plurality of 4permanent cards,each l'cardhaving certain writing thereon, being each yafduplicate of the writing on every other card, said writings including the text ofthe information on the daily digest sheet-and which cards differ from each other in that each card has includes a text ofthe information distribprominently displayed alongan edge thereofthe text of-one of the titles on the'teniporary digest sheet, said titles on the 'cardsv being in a differently coloredink fronrthe other writings on the card to facilitate the filing of the cardsin the card index system.r

3. An article of manufacture for distributing .and recording information, comprising a set of one master sheet designed for Atemporary use, and aplurality of auxiliary cards designed to constitute part of a card index system, said master` sheet having a writingithereon designed to effect a rapid display of information and the auxiliary cards having two writings there0n,lone constituting a repetition of the text of the information on the master sheet and the other designed to eeet the rapid iling of the nformation in a card index system, the set being linked together into a complete article by the use of similar sub-titles appearing prominently displayed in key-position and Color collectively upon the master sheet and singly upon each of the auxiliary cards.

Signed at New York city, n the county of 10 New York and State of `New York, this 5th day of February, A. D. 1920.

KARL G. KARSTEN. 

